[WEBINAR] Government Funding Highlights – Spring 2020
Discover what the government funding landscape will look like in Spring 2020, including new and returning grants, and how your business can access them.
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Tourism Development Fund (TDF): Up to 50% in Grants
The Tourism Development Fund offers up to 50% for Ontario not-for-profit organizations and municipalities to invest in innovative tourism projects.
Up to $250k in Funding Via the Zero Plastic Waste Initiative
The Zero Plastic Waste Initiative offers up to 100% of eligible costs to a max of $250,000 for improved plastics life-cycle management.
ENCQOR 5G SME Technology Development Program: Funding for 5G Collaborative Projects
ENCQOR 5G SME Technology Development Program: Up to $500k for Ontario SME partnerships with ENCQOR 5G Anchor Firms on 5G technology development projects.
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program: Apply by March 20, 2020
Ontario manufacturers and processors of wood products can apply for up to 30% of project costs via the Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program.
Ontario Rural Economic Development Funding: Apply by February 1, 2021
UPDATE: The RED Program is currently accepting applications until February 1, 2021. The Rural Economic Development (RED) program has announced the re-opening of an application intake period for Economic Diversification and Competitiveness projects and Strategic Economic Infrastructure projects. The next intake deadline for Ontario’s Rural Economic Development funding program is February 1, 2021. Administered by…
Green Municipal Fund: Capital Projects – Apply by March 1, 2020
The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) is a Canadian government funding program that provides financial support to municipalities demonstrating an innovative solution or approach to environmental issues involving air, water, and soil quality, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the program offers four streams of funding depending on the applicant’s…
April 11, 2021: Royal City Half Marathon in Guelph, ON
UPDATE: The Royal City Half Marathon has been delayed from September 13, 2020 to April 11, 2021 due to COVID-19. Read the full announcement. Guelph has long been known as a running community. The city is home to running clubs ranging from recreational to competitive. Local legends such as Reid Coolsaet, Krista DuChene, Eric Gillis,…
Advancing R&D in Ontario: NRC Manufacturing and Automotive Innovation Hub
The National Research Council (NRC) of Canada’s focus is to assist Canadian manufacturers in adapting to advanced manufacturing – including mass customization, process industrialization, and factory automation to increase the productivity and competitiveness of various sectors of Canadian industry. To address these opportunities for advancement, there is a high-tech space for Canadian SMEs to further…
New Deadlines: Canadian International Innovation Program
Canadian companies are some of the most innovative in the world. But when it comes to developing and commercializing ideas into globally competitive technologies, firms are struggling to keep up. It’s not the lack of viable ideas that holds us back, but the ability to advance these ideas into profitable, sustainable business opportunities. Fortunately, government…